Autumn Lady's-Tresses is a small grey-green plant,
closely related to
Chinese Lady's-Tresses, an
East Himalayan to Chinese plant. It forms a rosette of 4-5 pointed,
stalkless, ovate leaves about 3 cm long. In late summer an unbranched
stem of about 10-15 cm tall is produced with approximately four
sheath-shaped leaves. The white flowers are about 5 mm long and have a
green spot on the lower lip. They are arranged in a helix around the
upper half of the stalk. Autumn Lady's-Tresses is found in Europe to
Mediterranean and Central Himalaya. Although named Autumn
Lady's-Tresses in Europe, in the Himalaya it blooms in the spring
season.
Identification credit: Sunit Singh
Photographed in Rudarparyag, Uttarakhand.
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